Areshchenko: Scheveningen killer

Ukrainien strong GM Alexander Areshchenko won 2 Scheveningen sicilians in a row in Bundesliga (German team championship). You will find them commented below.

[Event "Bundesliga Bremen - Hamburg"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2010.10.09"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Areshchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B85"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2568"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2010.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4 Qc7 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Rad8 ( 14... Bc6 {Areshchenko-Lammers, Bundesliga 2010 (7)}) 15. Rae1 Rd7 16. Bd3 Re8 17. Re3 g6 18. Ref3 d5 19. e5 Ne4 {black is fine} 20. Qe1 b4 (20... Nxc3 { simple chess was good too} 21. Bxc3 d4 {opening for the bishop} 22. Ba5 Qc8 23. Rh3 Qa8 $11) 21. axb4 Bxb4 22. Rh3 Qd8 (22... Rc8 $11) 23. Qe3 Nxc3 24. bxc3 Bf8 25. f5 $1 {it takes some time for the computer to find Areshchenko's move} exf5 (25... Qc7 {cold blood defense} 26. Qg3 exf5 {forced} 27. Bxf5 { with better chances for white}) 26. Bxf5 {white's idea} gxf5 (26... Rc7 27. e6 $1 {crushes black}) 27. Rg3+ Kh8 (27... Bg7 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. e6+ Kg6 30. Rf3 $18) 28. e6+ f6 29. Rxf5 (29. Qg5 Bg7 30. Qxf5 Rc7 31. Rh3 h6 32. Rxh6+ Bxh6 33. Bxf6+ Qxf6 34. Qxf6+ Bg7 {looks unclear}) 29... Bg7 30. Rh5 {now black can' t save his position. White is pressing both on dark squares (with the bishop) and light squares (on h7). And the small e6 pawn is very useful too.} (30. Rxf6 {would have been flashy} Bxf6 (30... Qxf6 31. Bxf6 Bxf6 32. exd7 Rxe3 33. Rxe3 Kg7 34. Re6 Bd8 35. Re8 Bf6 36. d8=Q Bxd8 37. Rxd8 Bc6 38. Rd6 $18) 31. e7 $1 { with a nice picture} Qxe7 32. Bxf6+) 30... Rc7 31. Qd3 h6 { the bishop is trying to hold black's castle} (31... Bf8 32. Qg6 { mating! Black can't defend h7, g8 and f6!}) {thus...} 32. Rxg7 {bang!} (32. Qe3 $18 {was the calm but as efficient alternative}) 32... Rxg7 (32... Kxg7 33. Qg3+ Kh7 34. Qh4 Kg7 35. Rxh6 Rxe6 36. Rh7+ Kf8 37. Qh6+ Ke8 38. Qg6+ Kf8 39. Bc5+ {mating}) 33. Rxh6+ Kg8 34. Qh3 {black will be mated very soon} 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga Bremen - Delmenhorst"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2010.10.08"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Areshchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Lammers, Markus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B85"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2395"] [Annotator "Sylvain"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2010.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Kh1 Bc6 ({ In the 1st round, Ftacnik tried} 14... Rad8 {and lost in 34 moves}) 15. Rae1 Qb7 16. Bd3 b4 17. Nd1 (17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Ne2 Qb7 19. e5 Nh5 20. Qh3 g6 21. Bc3 Bb5 22. f5 exf5 23. exd6 Bxd6 24. Bxf5 Rae8 {and black may hold}) 17... bxa3 18. bxa3 g6 19. Nf2 {all this is welknown, the position must be balanced} Rac8 20. Qh3 Rfd8 21. Rb1 Qd7 22. Qh6 Bb5 23. Nh3 Bf8 (23... d5 24. Ng5 Bf8 25. Qh3 $14 {+=}) (23... Bxd3 24. cxd3 Rb8 25. Ng5 e5 26. Bb6 Re8 27. fxe5 Bf8 28. Qh4 Qg4 29. Qxg4 Nxg4 30. exd6 Bxd6 31. Nxf7 Bxh2 { is the computer's defense, though white is still a pawn up}) 24. Qh4 Nh5 25. g4 Be7 26. Ng5 e5 27. gxh5 Bxg5 28. Qxg5 exd4 29. f5 $16 { and suddenly black's castle is falling apart} Re8 (29... Qe8 {was a better try} 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. Rf6 Kh7 33. e5 Bxd3 34. cxd3 Rd7 35. Rg1 Rg7 36. Rxd6 $18) ({or} 29... Rc5 30. Qh6 Qe7 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. fxg6 f6 33. Rxf6 $1 Qxf6 34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. g7+ Qxg7 36. Rf1+ $18) 30. f6 Kh8 31. hxg6 Re5 (31... fxg6 32. f7 $18) 32. Qh6 {f7 is coming} 1-0

1. Areshchenko, Alexander vs Ftacnik, Lubomir 1-0 Bundesliga Bremen - Hamburg Rnd:1.4 Germany 2010.10.092. Areshchenko, Alexander vs Lammers, Markus 1-0 Bundesliga Bremen - Delmenhorst Rnd:7.4 Germany 2010.10.08

1. e4 c5 2. Cf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Cxd4 Cf6 5. Cc3 e6 6. Fe2 a6 7. O-O Fe7 8. f4 Dc7 9. Rh1 Cc6 10. Fe3 O-O 11. De1 Cxd4 12. Fxd4 b5 13. a3 Fb7 14. Dg3 Tad8 ( 14... Fc6 Areshchenko-Lammers, Bundesliga 2010 (7) ) 15. Tae1 Td7 16. Fd3 Te8 17. Te3 g6 18. Tef3 d5 19. e5 Ce4 black is fine 20. De1 b4 ( 20... Cxc3 simple chess was good too 21. Fxc3 d4 opening for the bishop 22. Fa5 Dc8 23. Th3 Da8 = ) 21. axb4 Fxb4 22. Th3 Dd8 ( 22... Tc8 = ) 23. De3 Cxc3 24. bxc3 Ff8 25. f5! it takes some time for the computer to find Areshchenko's move 25...  exf5 ( 25... Dc7 cold blood defense 26. Dg3 exf5 forced 27. Fxf5 with better chances for white ) 26. Fxf5 white's idea 26...  gxf5 ( 26... Tc7 27. e6! crushes black ) 27. Tg3+ Rh8 ( 27... Fg7 28. Txg7+ Rxg7 29. e6+ Rg6 30. Tf3 +- ) 28. e6+ f6 29. Txf5 ( 29. Dg5 Fg7 30. Dxf5 Tc7 31. Th3 h6 32. Txh6+ Fxh6 33. Fxf6+ Dxf6 34. Dxf6+ Fg7 looks unclear ) 29...  Fg7 30. Th5 now black can' t save his position. White is pressing both on dark squares (with the bishop) and light squares (on h7). And the small e6 pawn is very useful too. ( 30. Txf6 would have been flashy 30... Fxf6 ( 30... Dxf6 31. Fxf6 Fxf6 32. exd7 Txe3 33. Txe3 Rg7 34. Te6 Fd8 35. Te8 Ff6 36. d8=D Fxd8 37. Txd8 Fc6 38. Td6 +- ) 31. e7! with a nice picture 31... Dxe7 32. Fxf6+ ) 30...  Tc7 31. Dd3 h6 the bishop is trying to hold black's castle ( 31... Ff8 32. Dg6 mating! Black can't defend h7, g8 and f6! ) thus... 32. Txg7 bang! ( 32. De3 +- was the calm but as efficient alternative ) 32...  Txg7 ( 32... Rxg7 33. Dg3+ Rh7 34. Dh4 Rg7 35. Txh6 Txe6 36. Th7+ Rf8 37. Dh6+ Re8 38. Dg6+ Rf8 39. Fc5+ mating ) 33. Txh6+ Rg8 34. Dh3 black will be mated very soon 1-0

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